MEDIUM
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit
Published Aug 8, 2007
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
AIX 5.2 and 5.3 install pioinit with user and group ownership of bin, which allows local users with bin or possibly printq privileges to gain root privileges by modifying pioinit.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00308
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00308
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 21.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 22.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 15.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/36782 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018468 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79785 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79786 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/36782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26219 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018468 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79785 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY79786 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2678 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 8, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 8, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4238
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a